Fromafar Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Theres a thread on What speedway fans want, and some say the same thing... a well run meeting,no delays, good prepared track, good close racing, a second half with juniors but we give them that but still decide to stay away,i believe we were down to the die hard fans last night, but even some of those were missing, i dont just mean individuals as other commitments can take place but groups of say 4 or 5 were missing who were there at the start of the season.and people wonder why we never sign a Stead or Lambert or King or get Thomas back?,Even if 300 were in and everyone of them paid £15 thats £4500 before riders wages.if Josh was on say £80 a point he earned £1280 last night, Wilko scored 15, he probably got £700 so thats £2000 gone before you add on the other riders.then a £500 air fence panel needs replacing..i still believe the floating fans were watching on updates before deciding wether to come next week,,,As PhilWhiteWasMad said, once we start winning they will come. Are season tickets the answer? if dont turn up then your robbing your self and not hurting the team I think most tracks gate receipts goes on riders wages which tells me one thing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Theres a thread on What speedway fans want, and some say the same thing... a well run meeting,no delays, good prepared track, good close racing, a second half with juniors but we give them that but still decide to stay away,i believe we were down to the die hard fans last night, but even some of those were missing, i dont just mean individuals as other commitments can take place but groups of say 4 or 5 were missing who were there at the start of the season.and people wonder why we never sign a Stead or Lambert or King or get Thomas back?,Even if 300 were in and everyone of them paid £15 thats £4500 before riders wages.if Josh was on say £80 a point he earned £1280 last night, Wilko scored 15, he probably got £700 so thats £2000 gone before you add on the other riders.then a £500 air fence panel needs replacing..i still believe the floating fans were watching on updates before deciding wether to come next week,,,As PhilWhiteWasMad said, once we start winning they will come. Are season tickets the answer? if dont turn up then your robbing your self and not hurting the team That's why the likes of me and oldsparky went last night because Scunthorpe gives us what you've listed and what fans want from a good speedway meeting! So take it away and less fans will go. But I think Scunthorpe fans tend to go more when they have a winning team. Oh and bill Ash for the air fence panel. Job sorted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebaron Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Agree; I was a bit concerned leading up to the meeting about what the crowd would be. Fair play to the Devils fans on the first turn who had made the trip North. As I looked around; I did not think that there was much difference from the Peterborough meeting two weeks previous. You have to get some continuity into the season; so far its being a very staggered first month and throw in some setbacks on the track for the team and folks are probably holding off. The weather has a part to play too; so all things considered the crowd was not as worrying as I might have feared. Great nights action; with the Devils playing their part fully. Really impressed with Little Josh; hammer n tongs behind an equally impressive Stephan Nielsen in Ht12; for third but Little Josh just being squeezed out on the chase to the line. Again in Ht14 contributed to a thrilling race; with Ryan; both all over the back of Nielsen again. We went away; talking about how the emergence of Josh Bailey could bring more spectator interest to the club. You do not want to throw too much emphasis upon him; but he is clearly a talent. David Howe's mentoring must be a good thing; especially on set ups and track know how. He knows where to put the bike and safely as well. If the Scunthorpe public catch on that Josh Bailey is a burgeoning speedway star developing right on their doorstep. There could be spin offs for the club as the season unfolds. Delighted to see Wilko back on it and delivering the sort of points we had in mind; very evident that it was not the man and as Rob explained a trip back to his engine supplier did the trick. Big Josh delivered a top score 16 points; and looked all over the big hitter we need him to be. Ryan has been on Facebook; saying that he has rarely ridden harder for 8 points; whilst Alex was apologising for his 6 point return. You can never accuse Alex Davies of not trying; he puts everything into it; and he'll sort it for sure. Unlucky that Ashley Morris took the panal out the air fence with that alarming Ht11 crash; he let the bike go headlong into the fence. Honestly when he came back off the air fence; he looked worryingly close to collecting the other three riders as they sped by on the inside. Phew ! hope your ok fella. So all in all a lively and enjoyable nights action at the EWR. Talk from Rob was of making the team change(s); with Zdneck due back at Berwick on Saturday. Reading the Speedway Star; my belief is that Andreas Lyager will still be introduced into the team for Nicolai as per the plan. I think Andreas can be a surprise packet. Carlos will drop to reserve as Zdneck cannot have less than a 5.00CMA as I understand; once he gets match fit we will see the potential in Zeddy. I hope that once the locals cotton on that there is a great speedway outfit in town; and a great race track to watch them on they will start to get out and back it. Some good weather and continuity is helpful of course. But as has been said; there are some of us doing round trips of 120 miles; so to think that folks in Scunthorpe would rather sit at home and snooze off over ITV's The Durrells just beats me it really does. Support your Local Speedway its a long time gone and those of us in Bradford/Halifax know that only too well. Edited April 25, 2016 by the outsider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Why can't Zdenek have average less than 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Why can't Zdenek have average less than 5. Foreign riders with an assessed average can't drop below 5 this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I was really surprised at how poor the crowd was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIS002 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I was really surprised at how poor the crowd was There were a few sheffield fans there too stood to the right of the devils fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I saw some birmingham fans and belle vue fans also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neb Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 and Leicester fans,me being one of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 So thats about 75 locals!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Cold weather put some regulars off yesterday... we've had some blooming cold meetings so far this year.. add to that a deal of despondency due to lack of form and a few home defeats...and there's your reason for a lower than expected crowd. That said, its a bit ironic that the weather improved by the start time, arriving at the track, I was pleasantly surprised how mild it had become, was really cold early afternoon. Hopefully we'll be blessed with some nice bank holiday weather next week...Given that... and this much needed, moral boosting home win...plus a better and more attractive opposition in Newcastle... hopefully the locals will be out in force next week. Edited April 25, 2016 by Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Thought you was coming to say hello Lewy Thought you was coming to say hello Lewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Why would you think that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boston five Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 When its so cold why start so late on a sunday the track will not dry out in this time of the year also a lot of people have over a 100 mile round trip makes it late for kids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Its nearly may, its meant to be warmer by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 So all in all a lively and enjoyable nights action at the EWR. Talk from Rob was of making the team change(s); with Zdneck due back at Berwick on Saturday. Reading the Speedway Star; my belief is that Andreas Lyager will still be introduced into the team for Nicolai as per the plan. I think Andreas can be a surprise packet. Carlos will drop to reserve as Zdneck cannot have less than a 5.00CMA as I understand; once he gets match fit we will see the potential in Zeddy. I really hope this Lyager plan is put on hold for now, whats the use of using the points we get from Holub gaining a real average & using it on another guy who will average 4 pts from his assessed 7 ?? Doesn't make any sense to me at all, it has to be a real gem to get an assessed 7 ptr riding anywhere near that average in his first season. I would much prefer to see how much we have and use it all on the best rider Rob can afford, Andre Compton springs to mind as a rider who can make 6-7 pts home & away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillwhitewasmad Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Would suggest the plan includes building an asset base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebaron Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I really hope this Lyager plan is put on hold for now, whats the use of using the points we get from Holub gaining a real average & using it on another guy who will average 4 pts from his assessed 7 ?? Doesn't make any sense to me at all, it has to be a real gem to get an assessed 7 ptr riding anywhere near that average in his first season. I would much prefer to see how much we have and use it all on the best rider Rob can afford, Andre Compton springs to mind as a rider who can make 6-7 pts home & away. Compo would definitely be one that comes into the frame; but it was just what Rob said in the Star; about having Andreas UK bikes here already in storage. I do think that Andreas might be more than a 4pointer; but agree that its more of a unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Ty Proctor sounds desperate to get a ride, he said this today...... 'Still waiting for a club so I can begin my rebuild back in the UK. Ready anytime after May the 17' A proven 6 to 7 point man with experience of a lot of UK tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebaron Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Ty Proctor sounds desperate to get a ride, he said this today...... 'Still waiting for a club so I can begin my rebuild back in the UK. Ready anytime after May the 17' A proven 6 to 7 point man with experience of a lot of UK tracks. Affirmative again Procter would undoubtedly bring something to the team; and has the experience; whereas Andreas is learning the ropes somewhat. We already have two riders in Zdneck and Little Josh for whom David Howe has his coaching brief; can we afford a third in Andreas ? I get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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